Silverado High School (Nevada)
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Silverado High School is a public secondary school
in Las Vegas, Nevada
, U.S. that is a part of the Clark County School District
. Its mascot is the Skyhawk, and the school's colors are purple, white, and teal (black is used in an unofficial capacity).
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, U.S. that is a part of the Clark County School District
Clark County School District
The Clark County School District, , is the 5th largest school district in the United States. It serves all of Clark County, Nevada, including the cities of Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Boulder City, and Mesquite; plus the census-designated places of Laughlin, Blue Diamond, Logandale,...
. Its mascot is the Skyhawk, and the school's colors are purple, white, and teal (black is used in an unofficial capacity).
Notable alumni
- scott FischmanScott FischmanScott Fischman is an American professional poker player based in Las Vegas, Nevada.Fischman grew up in South Jersey and moved to Las Vegas at the age of 12. He was introduced to poker by a schoolfriend and went on to become a poker dealer at the Sahara and the Mirage...
- professional poker player, 2 time WSOP gold bracelet winner. class of '98 - Trenton Alenik - Tennis, Villanova University, captain
- Keenan Graham - Football, University of California, Los Angeles
- Ben Jacobs - Football, California State University, Fresno
- Matt Hennigan - State qualifier; U.S. Army; deceased.
- Matt Anders - NFL Official Mascot for the Minnesota Vikings.
- Jason Rowland - Award winning educator and business owner.
- Jayme Connors - W. Basketball, California State University, Long Beach
- Brandon Hahn - KOMP 92.3 DJ, Comedian (Stage Name: Gooch)
- Micheal McDade- 1B Toronto Blue Jays organization
- Eric Nielsen - OF, Toronto Blue Jays organization
- Sean ZurkoSean ZurkoSean Zurko is an American track runner for Texas Christian University. He grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada and graduated from Silverado High School. He was a 9 time state champion, and 1 time team state champion. In high school, Zurko held pr's of 47.7 seconds in the 400m, and 1:51.3 in the 800m...
- 800M, Texas Christian University, Captain - Jeremy West - 1B, Chicago White Sox organization
- Tommy Rojas - C, New York Yankees organization
- Michael Demore - KXTE 107.5 Xtreme Radio On-Air Personality (Stage Name: Big Mike)
- Elliot Matheny - Opera singer, Baritone, Gold Medal 2009 Musicfest Northwest Lieder division, 2'nd place NATS (men 18-20) Washington 2008
Athletics
- M Tennis
- (2005) AAAA Men's Doubles Champion. Trenton Alenik and Chris Painter (32-0)
- W Tennis
- (2009) Women's Doubles State Champion. Kristen Santero and Nicole Santero
- (2006, 2007, 2008) Women's Doubles State Runner-Up. Kristen Santero and Nicole Santero
- (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) Women's Doubles Regional Champion. Kristen Santero and Nicole Santero
- Football
- (2007-08) Southeast Division Champions Record (10-1)
- Cheer
- (2007) State Runner-up
- (2008) State Runner-up
- (2009) State Champion
- (2010) State Champion
- (2010) National Finalist
- (2011) National Runner-Up
- Girls Basketball
- Region Champs 2007,2008
- Track
- State Champions 2005
- Men's Sunrise Champions
- 2007,2006,2005,2004,2002,2001,1999
- Women's Sunrise Region Champions
- 2006,2005,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999
- Mens Soccer
- (2005-2006) State Champions
- Women's Volleyball
- Sunrise region Champions
- 2006, 2007, 2008
- State Champions 2007
- State Champions 2009
- State Champions 2010
- Sunrise region Champions
- Men's Swimming
- Regional Champions
- 2000, 2001
- State Champions
- 2001
- State Runners Up
- 2000, 2002
- Regional Champions
- Bowling
- State Champions
- 2000
- State Champions
- Men's Baseball
- State Champions
- 2001
- State Champions
- "Mens Volleyball"
- Regional Champions
- 2003
- State Runner Up
- 2006
- Regional Champions